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SALUTE TO PHYSICIANS

BROWARD HEALTH NORTH CENTER FOR ADVANCED SURGICAL ONCOLOGY

Mrinal Garg, MD Rodrigo Arrangoiz, MD, MS, FACS

Mrinal Garg, M.D., is a Dr. Rodrigo Arrangoiz took inspiration to become a surgical oncologist from his first
board certified in gas- introduction to seeing someone with cancer when his father was diagnosed with the dis-
troenterologist and inter- ease at the age of 40. Today, Dr. Arrangoiz’s father is cancer free. From this experience,
nal medicine physician at Dr. Arrangoiz focuses on treating patients like they’re a member of his family. As a sur-
Broward Health North. gical oncologist specializing in head, neck and breast surgery as well as thyroid and
He has an expansive parathyroid care, Dr. Arrangoiz practices evidence based medicine and offers patients
research portfolio with advanced cancer treatment options. Dr. Arrangoiz’s professional experience includes spe-
multiple publications, cialization in benign and malignant thyroid diseases including thyroid cancer, parathy-
awards and oral presenta- roid diseases such as hyperparathyroidism, benign and malignant breast diseases, breast
tions from national meet- cancer, head and neck surgery with a special interest in squamous cell carcinomas, sali-
ings. Most notably, he was vary gland malignancies and skin cancers. He is certified by the American Board of
the first author for a publication in the esteemed General Surgery and graduated from a surgical oncology fellowship accredited by the Society of Surgical Oncology.
American Journal of Gastroenterology entitled, Dr. Arrangoiz is bilingual in English and Spanish, his office is located at the Center for Advanced Surgical
“Ocular Radiation Threshold Projection Based on Oncology and he’s and on-staff at Palmetto General Hospital in Hialeah, and additionally at Coral Gables Hospital.
Fluoroscopy Time during ERCP.”
Dr. Garg was raised in South Florida and attend- Vanitha Vasudevan, MD, FACS
ed Blanche Ely High School in Pompano Beach, FL.
He received his Bachelor of Science degree at the As a surgical oncologist, Dr. Vanitha Vasudevan focuses on providing compassionate
University of Miami, subsequently attended New and great quality care to cancer patients undergoing surgery. She finds motivation and
York Medical College and completed his internal enjoyment in the daily challenge of developing a treatment plan for the most challenging
medicine residency at the Rutgers Robert Wood cancer cases. Dr. Vasudevan actively participates in multidisciplinary tumor board meet-
Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ, ings for providing comprehensive care for cancer patients. As a specialist in oncological
and the University Medical Center at Princeton. surgery and general surgery, Dr. Vasudevan provides minimally-invasive surgery and
There, he received the Robert S. Pinals MD robotic surgery care including gastrointestinal and gallbladder surgery, gastrointestinal
Humanism and Professionalism Award, which rec- endoscopy, breast cancer surgery, skin and soft tissue tumors, colorectal surgery, thyroid
ognizes one graduating resident per class. Dr. Garg surgery, liver and pancreas surgery. One of the technologies Dr. Vasudevan has a special
also completed a research fellowship in gastroen- interest in is robotic surgery for various abdominal procedures like colorectal cancer,
terology at the Allegheny Health Network in stomach cancer and also Inguinal and abdominal hernias, which she believes has as a huge advantage in terms of
Pittsburgh, PA.
operating with more precision compared to open surgical approach and can offer benefits of less pain and shorter
recovery time for patients. Dr. Vasudevan is trilingual in English, Hindi and Tamil, her office is located at the
Center for Advanced Surgical Oncology and she is on staff at Palmetto General Hospital in Hialeah.

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